After staying at home for a few days, Xue Chongxun had to wait for those wives and concubines every day at home, and even a few close servants and slaves were not left behind, Rao is strong and strong, but there were many enemies, he obviously felt that his body was declining, and he was more afraid of the cold, and he had to wear a wool collar every time he went out to feel warm, thinking about the lower temperature over there when he was in Longyou, and he was not so timid as it is now.

Fortunately, it was time to go to Huaqing Palace to see Princess Taiping, and the above table and other things had been prepared, and Xue Chongxun decided to set off in two days.

Huaqing Palace is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, about fifty or sixty miles away from Chang'an, south of Lishan Mountain and north of Weishui, the emperors of Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and other dynasties all regarded this feng shui treasure land as their official garden for feasting and pleasure, or building stone Qiyu to build Lishan soup or Zhou Zhuluo City for fun. In the Han Dynasty, it was called Tangquan Palace, and its reputation was relatively loud; The Tang Dynasty was called Huaqing Pond, and the Taiping princess was renamed "Huaqing Palace" after the expansion of the civil works.

When Xue Chongxun set off from Chang'an to the west, it was already the second month of the lunar month, and it was the middle of winter, and his itinerary was escorted by the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Regiment. Because the safety of the Gyeonggi area is not a big problem, after Princess Taiping went to the Huaqing Palace, there were still soldiers and horses stationed nearby.

The most famous reason for Huaqing Palace in history is actually the story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, Li Longji visited Huaqing Palace 36 times before and after his reign in history, and stayed here almost every winter until the spring of the following year before returning to Chang'an, and at the same time many love stories with Yang Guifei here, so that this palace is also famous. "Song of Long Hatred" "The spring cold bathes in Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water is slippery and creamy." The waiter helped up the delicate and weak, and it was the time of the new inheritance. There is also the "Pear Garden" that created the neon dress and feather dance, and so on.

On the way, when he thought of this, Xue Chongxun had a very strange feeling, because Li Longji had not yet sat on the throne and finished playing, so naturally those so-called love stories would no longer exist, and Huaqing Palace was not what it was in the story...... Because this expansion was done by Princess Taiping, and it is no longer the Tang Xuanzong in history, then the style and structure will be very different, and there will be no more "pear orchards" and no more "concubine soup".

However, Xue Chongxun has never been to Huaqing Palace, nor has he traveled there in later generations, so it doesn't matter if it is what it looks like in history. In his memory, Huaqing Palace will always be what he saw this time.

The road outside the city is still snowing heavily, and it has been falling intermittently since the first snow fell in Guanzhong, either heavy or light snow or sunny for a day and a half, but the snow on the ground has never disappeared.

Xue Chongxun's team went out of Chang'an early in the morning, and the guards were all cavalry Flying Tiger Regiment and did not need to carry any baggage, and they arrived in one day without delay or hurry, and arrived at Huaqing Palace in the evening.

From a distance, there is a white undulating mountain, which should be the legendary Lishan, and it is recorded in the history books that there was a huge building complex in this location, Afang Palace, which is a magnificent project comparable to the Great Wall. But now Afang Palace has long been unable to see even a shadow, and it is Huaqing Palace that is stored at the bottom of the mountain. It looks very small against the backdrop of Lishan Mountain, and naturally it cannot be compared with the Afang Palace, a huge project as the Great Wall. But when I got closer, I saw that the pavilions and pavilions in the palace were still very gorgeous and beautiful, and they were not comparable to the scale of ordinary manors.

When I entered the palace gate, I saw a wide lake, and the surface of the lake was frozen. There is also a spacious marble bridge over the lake, and at the end of the bridge is a two-story palace with a very upright shape.

At this time, a group of officials greeted them, and they would arrange Xue Chongxun's entourage according to the rules and regulations here, and Xue Chongxun didn't have to worry about anything, just let the officials arrange it.

Walking on such a bold bridge, just like walking on the road in front of Hanyuan Palace, the masonry of the bridge deck is easy to see that it is still new, obviously it was just built in accordance with the wishes of Princess Taiping when it was newly expanded, Xue Chongxun said in his heart This is very in line with Princess Taiping's style.

At this moment, Xue Chongxun suddenly felt that this place was very magical, looking at the foot of Lishan Mountain, there were no densely populated markets or settlements in the vicinity, which simply gave people the feeling of a wilderness forest. But in such a deserted place, there is a palace, in which are inhabited by military officials and palace people, and many common singers...... In his intuition, perhaps influenced by TV dramas such as Liaozhai in his previous life, the sudden appearance of bustling building lights in the wilderness is mostly a ghostly hallucination.

Now Xue Chongxun has this feeling, as if when he is in Liaozhai, everything in front of him is an illusion. However, reason told him that his intuition was obviously wrong, and there was originally a Huaqing Palace in this world.

After walking the road across the lake together, they came to the front of a brightly lit palace, the slabs and tiles are all new, and the scale is naturally not as good as the buildings such as the Hanyuan Hall and the Xuanzheng Hall in the Daming Palace, and it is about the same size as the "Fengmanlou" on Xue Chongxun's mansion.

An official next to him said: "The name of the newly renovated Furong Hall was taken by His Royal Highness, because the lake outside has been renamed Furong Lake, and there will be many lotus flowers in summer." Many places in this have been repaired, I am afraid that the prince will not know the road for a while, and if you want to visit tomorrow, you will have to ask someone to accompany you. ”

The officials didn't know that Xue Chongxun was coming for the first time, because they thought that he might have come before because he was the emperor's prince.

Xue Chongxun didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

The official bowed down again and said, "Your Highness knows that the prince is here tonight, and has set up a dinner party in the Furong Palace, so please invite the prince." ”

Entering the main hall, I saw that the curtain and the ornate lamp stand were newly bright, the hollow copper tripod cigarette smoke was few, the walls and brick and wood floors built of earth rammed plates were all brand new, and there were decorations such as crane stone carving and embroidery screens. Groups of palace maids dressed in floor-length skirts or standing or carrying various utensils to and fro, the warmth here is very popular, and when you walk in, you will follow the Daming Palace.

Xue Chongxun walked inside for a while, and saw that there was a wooden platform in front of the same as in the palace hall, and on the spacious throne behind sat the beautiful and domineering Princess Taiping, her pomp was like the emperor, and there was also a wide screen behind her that painted the rivers and mountains. There were some officials and literati sitting on the seats under the wooden platform, all dressed very well, and the people who could attend the banquet of Princess Taiping were obviously talented people who came with poetry and songs, and perhaps there were a few famous people in the local area...... Anyway, Xue Chongxun didn't know any of them, because the ministers who really ran the government were not here in Chang'an.

Everyone in the seat got up and hugged their fists to Xue Chongxun in salute, and Xue Chongxun also made a gesture, so he went straight to His Highness and knelt on the ground and bowed: "Erchen knocks to see my mother." ”

"Our heroes of Datang are back." Princess Taiping looked back and said with a smile, "Hurry up, come over and let my mother see if she has lost weight, Helong is a bitter cold place." ”

The officials flattered and congratulated Xue Chongxun on his victory, and Xue Chongxun was tired of hearing those when he returned to Chang'an. When he was about to get up, he felt a slight pain in his right knee, probably because the old injury was not completely healed, he suddenly thought in his heart, and then the pain was more exaggerated, frowned, and tried hard with his hand on the floor, but he didn't get up.

Sure enough, Princess Taiping asked with concern, "Chongxun, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay......" Xue Chongxun gritted his teeth and said, "There is a little injury on my leg, it hurts when I kneel...... I can stand up after a break. ”

Princess Taiping owed: "You don't kneel when you see the Son of Heaven, why bother with no outsiders here?" Come, hurry up and help me up. ”

The two eunuchs hurriedly walked down to help Xue Chongxun up, and then heard Princess Taiping say: "Sit beside me, I think of you coming back every day." ”

So the eunuchs helped Xue Chongxun to the wooden platform, and he pushed it and said, "I can walk by myself." ”

At this time, another eunuch moved a waist round stool and placed it next to the table in front of Princess Taiping, and the eunuch also deliberately put a pair of soft seat cushions.

After a while, the musicians on both sides began to play a tune, and then some singers with wide sleeves and long skirts walked onto the wooden stage and danced to the music. The guests raised their wine glasses and toasted to Princess Taiping's mother and son, and the hall soon became lively.

Princess Taiping smiled: "Did you write that poem, or did Wang Changling or Zhang Jiuling write it?" ”

It seems that Princess Taiping has always paid attention to the talents around Xue Chongxun, Wang Changling, Zhang Jiuling and other figures have a very good reputation in history, but at this time they are still young and have not yet mixed into the position of prime minister, and they have not done anything famous, so their reputation is not very good, Princess Taiping can say their names casually because those people are Xue Chongxun's staff.

Xue Chongxun said seriously: "What I wrote, Erling only wrote a poem in Helong. The one I gave my mother was filled in with feelings, but it was laughable and generous. ”

Princess Taiping said: "Where will you be smiling and generous, the ministers of the court all say that the writing is very good, I don't want you to be a little literate." ”

"The words should not be good, mainly through the poetry of the feelings are very true." Xue Chongxun looked squarely into Princess Taiping's eyes, his eyes reflected with brilliance, and he looked very sincere. Sometimes a sentence that is not easy to be taken seriously, as long as it is matched with a good expression and eyes, it can be very true, so that people can believe it without reason, because it is difficult for people's eyes to deceive people, Xue Chongxun was very sincere when he said this.

He paused and said: "At that time, I was fighting against 500,000 Tubo people in Wuhai, and our army was only 68,000 people. ”

Princess Taiping was stunned, and then said with a smile: "You kid will make your old lady happy, and it is as mysterious as the old Taoist teachings." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "It's really not a lie to you, otherwise it won't be a good ......."

Princess Taiping suddenly interrupted him with a snort: "Speak in front of me, curse and swear something, don't be afraid that others will laugh at you!" ”G